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| transferring an electric charge from one object to another by touching the objects together (direct contact) |
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transferring an electric charge from one object to another by a rubbing action |
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| transferring an electric charge from one object to another by bringing a charged object close to, without touching, another object (no direct contact) |
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| a material in which the electrons are free to travel to a neighbouring atom; metals are good conductors |
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the law that states the relationship between electric force, size of charge, and distance; the strength of the electric force increases with increasing electric charges and decreases with increasing distance |
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[KOO-loam] a measurement of the quantity of electrical charge; the amount of electricity transported by a current of one ampere flowing for one second; one coulomb of charge is equal to 6.28 X 10"18 electrons |
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| to remove all excess static electric charge so that the object is neutral |
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| the study of static electric charge |
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| the force exerted on an object with an electric charge; can be a force of attraction or a force of repulsion |
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| a connection of an object to Earth through a conductor |
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